Face-wearable rhinitis treatment device using light therapy

Abstract

A face-wearable rhinitis treatment device using light therapy. The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device includes a light irradiating unit configured to irradiate light for rhinitis treatment into the nose of a patient; and a wearing main body, which is accommodated at positions spaced below the eyes of the patient and is wearable on the face of the patient. The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device may stably maintain the light irradiating unit for treating rhinitis at a correct position under the nose to improve treatment effect and may minimize restrictions of movement of the patient after wearing the face-wearable rhinitis treatment device to minimize discomfort of the patient.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A face-wearable rhinitis treatment device comprising:
 a light irradiating unit configured to irradiate light for rhinitis treatment into the nose of a patient; and   a wearing main body, which is accommodated at positions spaced below the eyes of the patient and is wearable on the face of the patient,   wherein the wearing main body comprises:   a nose insertion groove, which is accommodated on the nose of the patient as the nose of the patient is inserted therein;   a face accommodating portion accommodated on the face of the patient at positions spaced below the eyes of the patient; and   a nose supporter, which is arranged at a leading end portion of the nose insertion groove for the light irradiating unit to protrude to the rear side of the nose supporter, protrudes from the lower surface of the wearing main body, and is formed to partially cover an opened lower portion of the nose insertion groove, such that an end of the nose of the patient between the nostrils is inserted therein.   
     
     
         2 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 1 , wherein the wearing main body is supported as lower portions of both side surfaces of the nose insertion groove are accommodated on a nose wing on the both sides of the nose. 
     
     
         3 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 1 , wherein the wearing main body further comprises:
 a nasal bone accommodating portion, which includes a boundary edge which connects a rear surface of the face accommodating portion to inner surfaces of the nose insertion groove and is formed round to be accommodated on the nasal bone of the patient.   
     
     
         4 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 1 , wherein the wearing main body further comprises:
 a cheekbone accommodating portion arranged to protrude from side ends of the face accommodating portion to be placed on a cheekbone of the patient.   
     
     
         5 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 1 , wherein the face accommodating portion has a rearward convex shape, and wherein at least a portion of a rearward convex portion is accommodated above the eyelids defining the eye sockets of the patient. 
     
     
         6 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 1 , wherein the nasal bone accommodating portion comprises a round lower portion. 
     
     
         7 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 1 , wherein, in the wearing main body, an edge portion at the boundary between the inner surface of a cheekbone accommodating portion and the face accommodating portion is round. 
     
     
         8 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a control unit configured to control an operation of the light irradiating unit; and   an on/off switch, which is arranged on a top surface of the wearing main body and turns the light irradiating unit on or off.   
     
     
         9 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 wearing support legs, which are arranged on both sides of the wearing main body and are located on both sides of the head of the patient.   
     
     
         10 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 an edge frame member, which surrounds a front surface and both side surfaces of the wearing main body and is rotatably hinge-connected to the wearing support legs at both ends.   
     
     
         11 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 ear hooks, which are arranged at rear ends of the wearing support legs to be hung on the ears of the patient and are movable in a lengthwise direction of the wearing support legs.   
     
     
         12 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 11 , wherein the wearing support legs further comprise:
 moving guide rails, which are formed as slits with opened side surfaces and connect the ear hooks to the wearing support legs to be movable in the lengthwise direction of the wearing support legs.   
     
     
         13 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 12 , wherein each of the ear hooks comprises:
 an ear hook body overlapping with the wearing support leg and moving in the lengthwise direction of the wearing support leg; and   an ear hook support, which extends from the rear end of the ear hook body to protrude downward and is hung on the ear of the patient.   
     
     
         14 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 13 , wherein each of the ear hooks comprises:
 a moving body which penetrates through and is coupled with a moving guide rail and is supported above and below the moving guide rail to move in a lengthwise direction of the moving guide rail; and   a moving guide body, which has a size larger than that of the moving body and, is located at an end of the moving body and an outer side surface of the wearing support leg to move while being supported by the outer side surface.   
     
     
         15 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 11 , wherein a moving guide rail is located at the outer side surface of the wearing support leg, and the wearing support leg comprises a first moving rail groove to which the moving guide body is inserted to guide movement of the moving guide body while the first moving rail groove supports the upper and lower portions of the moving guide body. 
     
     
         16 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 11 , wherein the moving guide rail is located at the inner side surface of the wearing support leg, and the wearing support leg comprises a second moving rail groove having an opened bottom to support the upper portion of the ear hook and guides movement of the moving guide body. 
     
     
         17 . The face-wearable rhinitis treatment device of  claim 13 , wherein each of the ear hook supports comprises:
 a moving guide protrusion, which is formed to protrude from the ear hook body and supports the lower portion of the wearing support leg to move in close contact with the wearing support leg.